Out Numbered

Sean has been talking about getting a new puppy for about a year, well on Saturday he came home with the newest member to the Cookie Clan.

Here is our new puppy Murphy. He is a Chocolate Lab (if you ask Kate he is a strawberry lab.....I don't know where she came up with that one!) and just turned 8 weeks yesterday. He is a sweet dog and gets along with everyone and all the other pets (counting him we have 3 dogs and 2 cats, we are out numbered!) Jake and Kate are in love with him and are helping Sean & I out with him a lot. Guinness and Sulley also get along well with him. Sulley loves to wrestle with him and is a little bit bigger then him but that will change in a few months. Guinness seems to "mother" Murph and takes care of him when he whines. Our cats Stewart & Talladega are keeping ground upstairs but come out once in while to see him. Sean said that this is it for pets and that we are done but as he walked away he said that the foyer would be a perfect place for a big fish tank!! My response was that the driveway would be a perfect place for a new SUV. Let see who wins :)

Busy, Busy Bees

The last month has been busy and extremely stressful. Due to the lovely state of California we were on pins and needles most of the last six months especially the last two. Everyone knows what is/was going on and what happened. Some people have asked if Sean's department. is part of the furlough and YES they are but not like the other departments. I will not go in my thoughts and views on that..........I have said it enough and even got into some "arguments" about it.
Jake is doing great in school and has most 4's and a few +3 (4 is like an A, 3 a B, 2 is C, & 1 is D/F). We are so proud of him and his accomplishments. He only has 2 more months of school and then it's summer vacation. He is also hitting a "mild stone" he will be 10 yrs. old in 6 more weeks! I can't believe how time flies! He is so excited that he wants to go out with a BANG (lets hope Jake does not follow suit of his daddy and need surgery?!)
Kate is still Kate. She is ready for soccer to start and ready to go swimming at Auntie Mimi's house. We signed her up for Kindergarten but she is still not wanting to go. It makes me a little nervous but I am being told that she will be fine. Luckily all the teachers at the school know her and know how she can be a handful. Sean is also doing well, he wants to start soccer again but I am nervous. It will be a year next month that he tore his ACL. I know he will be ok and he knows when to stop himself where before he pushed himself to much. I am doing good. I am getting ready for summer and some camping. I am ready for summer and to spend it with the family (Sean has his vacation in July). We are going camping and go to some cities around Nor Cal. I also will be seeing one of my best friends from high school that I have not seen on over 10 years!!! We are ready for some sun, and fun :)

Wins It

Ok I have to share this because it is too funny, and this is another reason why I wish my house was wired just because of moments like this. Last night Kate and I were watching the Academy Awards (she loves to watch award shows because of the singing and dancing). When they announced the best actress winner Kate Winslet, my Kate said "Mommy I won the award!, they said Kate Wins It!" I laughed so hard my drink almost came out of my nose, and she sat there looking at me with a huge smile on her face. I thought that was the cutest thing I ever heard her say. She was so excited clapping, and doing her WOOWOO. The look on her face was priceless, I was going to take a picture but as a true diva she said "no pictures"! Hopefully one day in years to come she will be up on that stage because it really will be her name that was announced as the winner for best actress.

Another Kate Moment......

If you read this blog often you know how my lovely, spunky, darling, and adventurous 4 year old daughter can be (trust me there are far more stories that have not made it on here). So last time Kate found the scissors she cut her bangs, this time she found the hair clippers and this is what happen.

Let's just say how relieved I was when I found her cutting Sean's hair ;) She ended up clipping half of his hair and decided that she was done and she had to go shopping. So she jumped in her Barbie Jeep and left!

Mr. Careful

I thought I would give you an update on Jake and how he has been doing. So far he is doing very well and is still being very careful with his feet. You can see the difference the cones made in his feet, he now has an arch when he did not before. He has another appointment next week and after that he is ready to run and do more activities. Sean started him with kicking the soccer ball, and discovered that Jake has to learn how to kick all over again.

Jake has had NO pain when prior to the surgery walking to and from school his feet would be hurting. He said that he happy that he did the surgery because his is no longer in pain and now he can keep up with his friends...... he is also happy now that he does not have to wear the "ugly shoes" anymore !)